I can heartily recommend it. Aggacitta Bhikkhu studied Pāḷi thoroughly at Wat Tamao in Lampang, Thailand, and was the able interpreter for Sayādaw U Paṇḍita on his three-month retreat taught at Barre Mass. The published edition of the talks given by the Sayādaw in that retreat can be seen in my foru...

I added a couple more discourses today: The Sīha Sutta Sīha Sutta , a discourse that shows that the Buddha ate meat, and that a Stream-winner (General Sīha) can purchase meat. The Sedaka Sutta protect yourself from dukkha by practising mindfulness, and protect others from dukkha by practising patien...

185. The Blessed One further exhorted the monks, saying, “Behold, monks, I exhort you, saying, all compounded things must decay (vayadhammā saṅkhārā). Strive with diligence (appamādena sampādetha). The final demise of the Tathāgata will take place before long. Three months from now the Tathāgata wi...

Do not believe something just because it is cited in a text. (A.i.188) = 67 chars Do not believe something solely on the grounds of logical reasoning. (A.i.188) = 78 chars. Do not believe something just because you like the idea. (A.i.188) = 66 chars All living-beings are sustained by food. (A.v.50...

The commentaries describe it as talk without benefit. It is one of the ten unwholesome kammas (dasākusalakammapaṭhā) that can lead to the lower realms. Ledi Sayādaw, in his Maggaṅga Dīpani describes it thus: Abstinence from Frivolous Talk There are certain plays and novels that are of no benefit; th...

I understood “intention is kamma” as “intention is action” in the sense of intention being the root of all action (“intending, one acts”), kind of like “birth is dukkha”, and so intention and kamma/action being equivalent in a sense. Is it wrong understanding? It seems more of a semantic question, ...

Kamma means action. I recently saw Gombrich make this mistake in a video, so you're in good company. However, kamma means intention or volition, not action. Kamma can be made at the mental level alone with covetousness, ill-will, and wrong-view, or with generosity, loving-kindness, and entertaining...

The Thais, oddly enough, have chosen to name one of their styles of chanting after the very thing one isn't supposed to do. That is incorrect. The sarabhañña style (intonation) is allowable: Tena kho pana samayena bhikkhū sarabhaññe kukkuccāyanti. Bhagavato etamatthaṃ ārocesuṃ. “Anujānāmi, bhikkhav...

What do you think about the following? I don't like that one either. This Burmese Sayādaw chants clearly, and his videos are linked to from the Paritta Sutta pages on my site. There are also audio versions by other sayādaws, e.g. by Sayādaw U Vicittassāra (the first Tipiṭakadhāra Sayādaw and chief ...

This one cited on Sutta Central is an example of what is wrong with a long drawn out intonation. Although the Pali can be understood, the singing is distracting. [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b24zifhs58s[/media] The chanting by Dambagolle Sudassi is excellent. [media]https://www.youtube.com...